Microsoft intends to raise the prices of Xbox games, its units and accessories in the light of the large scale foggy and the impact of the trade war on supply chains and the game. The company increases the price of the “Xbox Cyris” unit with a capacity of 512 GB $ 80 to $ 380, while the selling price of the highest performance “Cyris X” unit will reach $ 600, a $ 100 increase and the prices of controls and headphones will also rise. The price increase will be applied all over the world, and comes two weeks after ‘Sony Group’ increased the Playstation 5 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, which has attributed it to inflation and difficult economic conditions. ‘Xbox’ wrote in a message on a blog on Thursday: ‘We understand that these changes are a challenge, and it was conducted after a careful study in light of the market conditions and the high cost of development. By looking at the future, we continue to focus on more ways to play more games on any screen and to ensure the value that Xbox users get. ‘ The Microsoft Games strategy focuses mainly on the development of the Game Pass, which offers it in game units, computer devices and smart TV platforms. The service allows users to download and play a set of free games each month. But the company also sells independent games, the most famous of which is the “Call of Duty” series. The trade war inflicts the prices of electronic games, “Xbox” is also in the next holiday period to adjust the prices of a number of games issued by its name from $ 70 to 80 dollars, to keep track of the step taken by “Nintendo” in the main games assigned to the “Switch 2” unit (Switch 2). Its prices could rise 100%. Children’s games are a new victim of Trump fees. More here Microsoft did not explain whether price increases came due to customs duties, but for years Xbox relied on manufacturing outside the country, including units in China. The US company indicated during the conference on the announcement of the quarterly profits on Wednesday that the faded surrounding customs duties led to the high shares of Computers production companies at a higher rate than usual. It is noteworthy that the proposed changes to prices will apply immediately to retailers in America. Microsoft 7.6% rose in New York on Thursday after the company announced the growth of the revenue of the main cloud services unit “Azure” that exceeded expectations.
Microsoft increases the prices of “Xbox” and other games in the trade war
